common symptoms by some governments) such as anosmia (loss of smell), shortness of breath and fever rank way down the list, at 6, 29 and 8 respectively.
And, there are 5 new symptoms that patients are complaining of. Runny nose, Headache, Sneezing, Sore throat and Persistent cough are now the most common symptoms in case people get COVID.
A study by the UK-based ZOE COVID tracker said, “we noticed that people who had been vaccinated and then tested positive for COVID-19 were more likely to report sneezing as a symptom compared with those without a jab." If you’ve been vaccinated and start sneezing a lot without an explanation, you should get a COVID test, especially if you are living or working around people who are at greater risk from the disease, it adds.
Currently, several Omicron variants are moving freely and in the news are three strains namely BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.75 The BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants are on a global rise because they can spread faster than other circulating variants such as BA.2.